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FRANKLIN C. IVHEELER, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,333, dated November 28, 1882,

Application filed September 6, 1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN G.WHEELER,

of St. Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Gate, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to that class of gates arranged to open by sliding downward into a pit below the surface of the roadway; and it consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved gate. Fig. 2 is a detail, showing one of the posts in section. Fig. 3 is a detail of the bow device for opening and closing the gate. Fig. 4 is a detail in elevation, showing the latch device.

The gate a is arranged to slide up and down in the grooved posts b to open by descending into a pit, 0, below the sills d e, placed at the level of the roadwa v,the gate being suspended by balance-cords f and weights 9 on the pulleys 72, so that it may be operated more easily than in any other arrangement.

The arrangement is also desirable for avoidin g the obstructions common to ordinary gates by heavy falls ofsnow, because by the arrangement of the bottom railto fit snugly between the sills d the snow will be prevented from falling through and filling the pit, and the gate will readily cut its way down through the snow when opened.

To operate the gate a lever, i, is connected with it in the pit below the roadway and pivoted to one of the posts at j, from which rods k extend up through the surface to other levers,

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1, which extend each way to and are connected with road-cranks m, for working the gate by the wheels of the carriage, or said cranks may he disconnectedaud the gate may be worked by hand. The lever"; is connected by a slot, at, in it and a stud-bolt, m, with a block, 0, which slides up and down on the rods 1;,attached to the gate, which block is employed to push the latch q 011' the catch '1' by the action of the beveled end t on the incline u of thelatch, for allowing the gate to open. When the gate rises the block 0 slides up along the latch, so as to allow the spring to to lodge the latch on its catch 1, said catch being suitably located on one of the sills (I. v

The gate is provided with suitable studs, 00, to project into the grooves of the posts for guiding it.

Suitable stops, 3 will be provided for the weights to rest on when the gate is closed, and similar stops will be employed to limit the opening of the gate, if desired.

The pit may be walled up with boards 2, or bricks, stones, or other material, as desired.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. The combination ofthe lever i and sliding block 0 with the gate a and latch q, l1aving the incline 10, arranged in relation to said sliding block, as shown, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the gate a, lever i, sliding block 0, latch q, having the incline u, arranged in relation to said sliding block, as shown, rod It, lever Z, and road cranlt' in, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

FRANKLIN CLAY WHEELER.

Witnesses:

Honnrro N. CORNELL, BUaNE'rr J. WATERS. 

